A collection of 243 posts
Quick Response (QR) codes are all around us, helping us quickly retrieve information on our mobile devices. QR codes are high-density barcodes that encode all kinds of information: numbers, alphanumeric, byte/binary, and even script languages like Kanji.
In this post, we’ll be looking at FormattableStringFactory, a factory type used by .NET’s compilers to create instances of FormattableString. We can find the FormattableStringFactory class under the System.Runtime.CompilerServices namespace.
As a JetBrains Developer Advocate, I’ve become more exposed to other languages and technology stacks. Exposure is a good thing, as it allows me to see what the .NET ecosystem does well, and notice the parts where it could improve....
C# 8 came with many new features that make distinct logic branches more apparent for both the developers writing and reading the codebase. Those features include switch expression, property patterns, and tuple patterns.
Space: the final frontier. Or at least a topic all developers can enjoy. The most prominent heavenly body in the night sky is the Earth’s Moon, the only natural satellite the Earth has. The moon does many things; amongst them...
On the spectrum of “chill” languages, JavaScript is on the higher end of permissible syntax. The ability to patch together a disparate group of values and treat them as one collection can help developers “get stuff done”. C# and .NET...
Language is a core component of the human condition. According to the Washington Post, at least 50% of the world’s population is bilingual. That’s a fantastic statistic, that means every second user to our application could be bilingual. Sadly, most...
My journey into the world of Xamarin.Forms continue, and recently I have been exploring the Model View View Model (MVVM) pattern and how it changes a solution’s profile and my approach to building mobile experiences. One of the most critical...
The tried and true spreadsheet is the king of all business application user experiences. On the web, we’ve been able to recreate and dress-up the spreadsheet experience using HTML table tags. It’s a common design choice in many create, update,...
In a previous post, I wrote about solving the form resubmission confirm issue that many developers run into when building web applications. In ASP.NET MVC, we have many tools at our disposal to pass information from one method to another,...
